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23. It’s Back To School Time! (Upper Intermediate)
September 7th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #23 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “It’s Back To School Time!”. For millions of Italian students the first day of school is just around the corner. In Italy in fact school traditionally begins the second week of September.
Let’s follow our friend Lucia as she makes sure her son Mattia has everything he needs to start school the right way. On the grammar section, we will review some of the most interesting expressions from the dialogue giving grammar rules and extra examples, and we’ll give an overview of the Italian school system. You’ll really find a lot of useful, informal, 100% “real” Italian on this episode, together with a lot of new vocabulary - so, let’s get to it right away!
[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” Italian verb “Mettere” (to put, to place, to set, to stick on, to apply), and some of the most common and useful idiomatic expressions that use this important verb.
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.23
22. Add A Seat To The Table (Upper Intermediate)
August 9th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #22 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Add A Seat To The Table”. There are at least two things that every Italian loves to do: the first is “to spend time with friends”, and the second is… to eat well. And when these two things are combined and done together, there you have it… “the perfect time!”
So, let’s follow our favorite couple, Lucia and Italo, as they plan a nice dinner with friends. You’ll really find a lot of useful, informal, 100% “real” Italian on this episode, the language that Italians really do speak informally as they go along with their everyday lives. Enjoy!
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Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.22
21. A Hot Summer’s Night (Upper Intermediate)
July 26th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #21 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “A Hot Summer’s Night”. Someone said that nothing can surpass a nice summer’s night in a town on the sea in Italy. A bright moon, a clear sky, the ideal temperature, music in the streets, and everywhere people enjoying the summer.
So, let’s celebrate summertime in Italy by following our favorite family, Lucia, Italo, and their children Mattia e Marina, as they’re enjoying a “hot summer’s night” in beautiful “Portofino”, on the Italian Riviera. On the grammar section, we will review some of the most interesting expressions from the dialogue giving grammar rules and extra examples. Enjoy!
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Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.21
20. I Told You So! (Upper Intermediate)
July 5th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #20 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “I Told You So!” - The sentence “Te l’avevo detto” (I told you so, in English) is the one phrase that everyone hates to hear when something goes wrong, and it’s a sure way, when used between husband and wife, to end up in an argument. So, let’s see a little argument over directions between husband Italo and wife Lucia, and let’s practice some of the most common popular Italian expressions you’ll ever hear! On the grammar section, we will review some of the most interesting expressions from the dialogue giving grammar rules and extra examples. Enjoy!
[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, an audio file and PDF transcript entitled “Asking & Giving Directions”, containing some of the most popular, must-know Italian words and sentences used when asking or giving directions - in fact, we have collected all of the sentences about directions that we’ve ever published plus more in a single audio file that you can take with you, listen and practice whenever and wherever you want: this is really a great resource to have and practice before you take your trip to Italy!
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.20
19. Say It With Food (Upper Intermediate)
June 14th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Italians love food, and love to eat… that’s a fact. For them, food is pleasure as much as nourishment. What they also love to do is to express opinions about people or things using food names that best describe them! So, let’s follow Lucia and Italo as they play this little funny game called “Say It with Food”: the first that cannot come up with a popular idiomatic sentence that uses food names to express opinions about people or things loses. Get ready to learn and practice some of the most common popular Italian idiomatic expressions you’ll ever hear, a lot of food names, and have lots of fun!
[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” Italian verb “Mangiare” (To Eat).
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.19
18. At The Galleria degli Uffizi (Upper Intermediate)
May 25th, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #18 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “At The Galleria degli Uffizi” - Let’s follow Lucia and her colleague Tina, who is an architect from New York in Italy for business, as they visit the “Galleria degli Uffizi” in Florence, one of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture in the world. We will review and practice almost everything you need to say when visiting an Italian museum - and we’re pretty sure that if you ever travel to Italy, you will definitely find this lesson super useful. Enjoy!
[Two Great Extra Bonuses for LearnItalianPod VIP Members!] Login to the Learning Center to download: - 1) an audio file and PDF transcipt containing the sixty-four (64) most popular, must-know Italian words related to art (words like trecento, quattrocento, terracotta, quadro, cupola, incisione, and so…), with definitions and the addition of blank spaces after each word instance so you can repeat it over and over. That’s the ultimate way to learn the Italian artistic vocabulary! - 2) Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” irregular verb “Vedere” (To See).
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.18
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